The decline of substitute pathways into retirement: Empirical evidence from the Dutch health care sector

International Social Security Review

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 101-122

  Euwals, Rob ^a   van Vuren, Annemiek ^b   van Vuuren, Daniel ^a  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^b SNS Asset Management   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability benefit; Early retirement; Labour force participation; OECD; Old age benefit; The Netherlands; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863575419     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2012.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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